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. >> we begin in san jose where big plans for high-rise living hit a speed bump when the recession hit. developers were hit with a lot of unsold condos but now there a plan "b". >> the 360 residences rolled out with price tags started at half a million dollars at that time when the housing market was crashing. the result is completely empty tower. >> if i could afford living something like 360 i would. >> three other high-rise developments are slowly filling up, but not the 360. david is real estate consultant specializing in high-rise living. he says 360 wasn't up front about demand. >> i think they didn't get as many offers this had he just been honest with people. they were looking for people to make offers. >> plan "b", they bought the property in a foreclosure sale and to allow the 360 to convert to rentals. >> it's good to get it activated. it's a good step. >> the redevelopment agency sold the 360 to the developer for $10 million. $8 million was paid up front and the rest of the bill due when the condos sold. >> the agreement calls for the recipe maintaining money to be paid off
. >> we begin in san jose where big plans for high-rise living hit a speed bump when the recession hit. developers were hit with a lot of unsold condos but now there a plan "b". >> the 360 residences rolled out with price tags started at half a million dollars at that time when the housing market was crashing. the result is completely empty tower. >> if i could afford living something like 360 i would. >> three other high-rise developments are slowly filling...
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chp is telling us it's out of lanes, jackknifed big rig. ace train about five minutes late. that is italian number 1. san mateo bridge, no issues, if you are traveling east and westbound from foster city to hayward. when you get up and at them this morning, go to abc7news.com for the latest. >>> caltrans will have to do major surgery on the san mateo bridge to repair a cracked feel beam that was put in place during a 1999 retrofit project. the proj bridge will have to be closed for two weekends next year to do the job. the steel beam has developed a ten-inch crack and crews have made a temporary fix to the crack. but a permanent repair will cost an estimated $12 million. engineers are trying to determine the exact date of the closure and we will keep you posted. >> crew of the space shuttle atlantis will pack up today in preparation for the departure of the international space station. a giant canister will be moved into the shuttle's cargo bay. it's filled with nearly 6,000 pounds of old space equipment and trash. canister hauled a year's worth of supplies to the station. i
chp is telling us it's out of lanes, jackknifed big rig. ace train about five minutes late. that is italian number 1. san mateo bridge, no issues, if you are traveling east and westbound from foster city to hayward. when you get up and at them this morning, go to abc7news.com for the latest. >>> caltrans will have to do major surgery on the san mateo bridge to repair a cracked feel beam that was put in place during a 1999 retrofit project. the proj bridge will have to be closed for two...
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you know these clothes are too big now, so i'm donating them. nogoing back the again. good for you! how'd you do i eating right, whole grain. whole grain? whole grain. [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't... multigrain cheerios has five whole grains and 110 lightly sweetened calories per serving... more grains. less you! multigrain cheerios. >>> happy friday. 4:42, looking out from roof cam at abc7 studios. beautiful shot this morning, you got the high-rises and the ferry building. with we've got a warming trend on the way. if you like summertime, mike nicco is the man to talk to. >>> more news. a federal investigation is getting underway at boston logan airport. passengers were shaken up after an airplane clipped a wing. nobody was hurt but they are trying to figure out how it happened. lisa stark has the latest. >> it was a clear evening still light out when the larger plane smacked into the smaller jet. bottom planes were damaged. wing tip as sliced and the tail badly mangled. >> i was looking out the window and i saw a p
you know these clothes are too big now, so i'm donating them. nogoing back the again. good for you! how'd you do i eating right, whole grain. whole grain? whole grain. [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't... multigrain cheerios has five whole grains and 110 lightly sweetened calories per serving... more grains. less you! multigrain cheerios. >>> happy friday. 4:42, looking out from roof cam at abc7 studios. beautiful shot this...
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. >> i heard a big boom. it was like arriving at a war scene in some kind of movie. fire, people in the street injured. >> reporter: the streets carpeted with broken glass, windows blown out. smoke rising from the center of town. >> you can a aually smell the burning from the blasts. >> it looks like a war zone. there was people running around with blood from their head. it was kind of panic. >> reporter: the sidewalks quickly became a makeshift emergency room. bystanders raced to help t t injured. horror in the face of those who witnessed the carnage. worst hit, a government building, home to the prime minister. luckily, he wasn't there. also damaged, the headquarters of a tabloid newspaper, as well as smaller buildings nearby. inside those buildings, the dead, and those too badly wounded to get out. rescue efforts lasted into the night while everyone else in oslo was warned to stay away from downtown. then, two hours later, on an island less than an hour south of the capital, a nightmare of a different kind. a man described as tall an blond who police have linked t
. >> i heard a big boom. it was like arriving at a war scene in some kind of movie. fire, people in the street injured. >> reporter: the streets carpeted with broken glass, windows blown out. smoke rising from the center of town. >> you can a aually smell the burning from the blasts. >> it looks like a war zone. there was people running around with blood from their head. it was kind of panic. >> reporter: the sidewalks quickly became a makeshift emergency room....
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and one big message was delivered today. the markets, the dow dropped almost 100 points, as worried investors pulled out. they're watching that clock, you see, right there, ticking down to the august 2nd deadline for a debt deal. and in another scramble for safety, people are rushing to invest in gold. prices up as never seen before. here's abc's john berman. >> reporter: the partisanship, politicking and lack of progress in washington might already be taking a toll on your personal bank account and 40101 the stock drop today -- the first sign investors are saying, "we're mad as hell, and we're not going to take it anymore." >> the impatience and frustration is clearly getting there. >> reporter: wall street has a way of voicing its displeasure, and it's downright ugly. remember september 2008 when congress failed to pass a bank bailout? stocks cratered, nearly 780 points that day. >> 3.5 million -- >> reporter: we are not there yet, but there are other unnerving signs -- call it a canary in a goldmine. gold prices are sky-r
and one big message was delivered today. the markets, the dow dropped almost 100 points, as worried investors pulled out. they're watching that clock, you see, right there, ticking down to the august 2nd deadline for a debt deal. and in another scramble for safety, people are rushing to invest in gold. prices up as never seen before. here's abc's john berman. >> reporter: the partisanship, politicking and lack of progress in washington might already be taking a toll on your personal bank...
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. >>> and check out this big thank you. an amazing moment off the coast. how a humpback whale, whose life was saved by a group of researchers, repaid the favor. >>> good evening. i'm dan harris. david muir is on assignment tonight in africa. we'll go to him in just a moment. but we want to start in washington, where tonight, we're seeing something highly unusual. hope. there was a real change of tone today in the debt debate. now, we should say, the hope now, we should say, the hope we're seeing tonight is still very tentative and very fragile. but with the clock ticking down, and there it is, three days left. some of the major players in this game are starting to sound like they might finally be getting down to business to break the impasse. abc's senior political correspondent, jon karl, has been on this story every step of the way. and he leads us off, once again, tonight. jon, good evening to you. >> reporter: good evening, dan. well, the house and the senate have spent the last 24 hours on a series of showboats on bills that have no chance of passing.
. >>> and check out this big thank you. an amazing moment off the coast. how a humpback whale, whose life was saved by a group of researchers, repaid the favor. >>> good evening. i'm dan harris. david muir is on assignment tonight in africa. we'll go to him in just a moment. but we want to start in washington, where tonight, we're seeing something highly unusual. hope. there was a real change of tone today in the debt debate. now, we should say, the hope now, we should say,...
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. >> certainly a big day. >>> all right. an update to what appeared to be a city's tough stance on distracted pedestrians. >> it had been reported that philadelphia was cracking down on texting while walking with hefty fines in place if you crossed that boundary. not true.s depp city mayor says pepestrians will be reminded to be aware of their surroundings lew will certainly not be fined. >> it would have been haha to enforce a bit. >> i agree. >>> coming up next after the breaea stocks are surging this we'll check onrning. we'll check on the new numbers. >>> the hunt for casey anthony. where is she beginning her new life? this morning a clue. >>> and extreme eating at youou favorite chain restaurant, the meals look tasty but the food police tell us just how bad they are. we'll be right back. >>> overseas markets are higher this morning after the dow's best day so far this year. investors are also optimistic about the debt crises in both europe and the u.s. tokyo's niniei average added 116 points today. hong kong's hang seng
. >> certainly a big day. >>> all right. an update to what appeared to be a city's tough stance on distracted pedestrians. >> it had been reported that philadelphia was cracking down on texting while walking with hefty fines in place if you crossed that boundary. not true.s depp city mayor says pepestrians will be reminded to be aware of their surroundings lew will certainly not be fined. >> it would have been haha to enforce a bit. >> i agree. >>>...
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go, big money! i mean, go. it's your break, honey. same coverage, more savings. now, that's progressive. call or click today. challenge that with olay regenerist night elixir. its gentle glycolic formula resurfaces at night for the smooth skin of a light chemical peel. sleep tight. regenerist, from olay. so i take one a day men's 50+ advantage. as a manager, my team counts on me to stay focused. it's the only complete multivitamin with ginkgo to support memory and concentration. plus it supports heart health. [ bat cracks ] that's a hit. one a day men's. >>> and finally tonight here, from martha's vineyard in massachusetts, where the famous movie "jaws was shot," this 538-pound shark was hauled in from the atlantic waters this weekend. the giant fish was landed as part of the monster shark tournament, living up to its name. and the movie "jaws" caused that panic at the beach and made sharks one of the most feared creatures on the planet. but it turns out, even the sharks could use a little love. abc's nick watt learned that right off the waters of south africa. >
go, big money! i mean, go. it's your break, honey. same coverage, more savings. now, that's progressive. call or click today. challenge that with olay regenerist night elixir. its gentle glycolic formula resurfaces at night for the smooth skin of a light chemical peel. sleep tight. regenerist, from olay. so i take one a day men's 50+ advantage. as a manager, my team counts on me to stay focused. it's the only complete multivitamin with ginkgo to support memory and concentration. plus it...
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the republicans are insisting that the debt ceiling can be raised as much as spending is big cut. house speaker john boehner is focusing on a rm dealingshort-tg that will raise the debt ceiling by a trillion dollars. president obama has said that is a nonstarter. >> and then go through this whole exercise all over again? that we're not going to do. >> as washington remains at an impasse, each side made the talk show rounds on sunday to make their case to an increasingly anxious public. >> i know that the president is worried about the next election. but shouldn't we be worried about the country? >> the speaker wanted the outlines of the plan before 4:00 p.m. eastern sunday to send a positive message to the financial markets. that deadline passed and this morning the asian markets are down and the u.s. futures aren't looking good, either. both sides remain resolute that a deal will be reached and disaster a avoided. >> there's no choice, there's no alternative. >> both sides will be back at work on dueling plans this morning. if u.s. d >> if u.s. does default, our credit rating is
the republicans are insisting that the debt ceiling can be raised as much as spending is big cut. house speaker john boehner is focusing on a rm dealingshort-tg that will raise the debt ceiling by a trillion dollars. president obama has said that is a nonstarter. >> and then go through this whole exercise all over again? that we're not going to do. >> as washington remains at an impasse, each side made the talk show rounds on sunday to make their case to an increasingly anxious...
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the other three, the big stars, are saying. rejoice all you gleeks out there. >>> all right, now, arnold schwarzenegger is tweeting again. tweeting support for his son, christopher, who is in serious condition in the hospital after a surfing accident. he's also revising his divorce papers to maria shriver. apparently, he at first said he would nonopay any spousal support. >> or her attorney fees. >> or her attorney fees. now he's revised that and head he would do so. >> good, minute a little p.r. there in light of other family drama there. he says he didn't even ride the papers. he just signed them. oh, i didn't realize. >> my lawyer presented them to me. and i signed them without reading them. >>> leighton meester. apparently messy battle with mom. i didn't know there was so much family drama going on here. >> momma drama, indeed. >> she is now firing back after her daughter sued her saying i've given you $8,000 a month to take care of our medically challenged brother. you got botox and cosmetic procedures and all this. she's
the other three, the big stars, are saying. rejoice all you gleeks out there. >>> all right, now, arnold schwarzenegger is tweeting again. tweeting support for his son, christopher, who is in serious condition in the hospital after a surfing accident. he's also revising his divorce papers to maria shriver. apparently, he at first said he would nonopay any spousal support. >> or her attorney fees. >> or her attorney fees. now he's revised that and head he would do so....
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just be a big muddle. we just want to preserve our race. >> reporter: the twins say they're quite liberal now, embracing medical marijuana after lynx was diagnosed with cancer freshman year and lamb sought relief from back pain and scoliosis. for lynx and lamb, grooming into white supremacy started at birth. they were nurtured on racist beliefs by their mother april, who is unapologetic about her parenting and her beliefs. >> we were christians, they would be singing christian rock songs. but we're not, we're white nationalists. so of course that's a part of our life and i'm -- i share that part of my life with my children. >> reporter: but today, april believes the girls are just falling into peer pressure. they're saying what everyone wants to hear so they won't be harassed anymore. let's face it, it's not popular to be a white separatist. and they want to be popular. the girls, however, say this is who they are. and that time, experience, and love has changed them for the better. lamb says, we just want
just be a big muddle. we just want to preserve our race. >> reporter: the twins say they're quite liberal now, embracing medical marijuana after lynx was diagnosed with cancer freshman year and lamb sought relief from back pain and scoliosis. for lynx and lamb, grooming into white supremacy started at birth. they were nurtured on racist beliefs by their mother april, who is unapologetic about her parenting and her beliefs. >> we were christians, they would be singing christian rock...
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all the reviews i've read, big thumbs up. check it out. >> steve carell has been so smart with his career. i'm happy it's getting good reviews. come monday "insomniac theater" will be back and we'll have the actual reviews of these movies. we'll let you know what we think and how many stars we give them here at "world news now." >> tough critics. you never know. >> follow us on facacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacacaca
all the reviews i've read, big thumbs up. check it out. >> steve carell has been so smart with his career. i'm happy it's getting good reviews. come monday "insomniac theater" will be back and we'll have the actual reviews of these movies. we'll let you know what we think and how many stars we give them here at "world news now." >> tough critics. you never know. >> follow us on...
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what a big mess. all the people who have been furloughed. 4,000 workers have been furloughed since the faa was shut down. >> so much in washington not getting done, not being resolved, impacting all kinds of things. now you can't fly without getting kind of screwed over a little bit. >>> other news now. walmart executives are thinking out the big box with their latest venture, streaming movies online. the world's largest retailer has started streaming movies the same day they're released on dvd. walmart bought a video streaming service and has 20,000 titles that can be viewed online. up to $6. purchase prices start at five bucks. the move challenges both net flicks as well as itunes. >>> and the u.s. postal service is beginning a study of more than 3,600 post offices to see which ones should be closed. that's more than one in ten of ailing agency's retail outlets. one of those on the list is in philadelphia in a building once owned by benjamin franklin. it a tourist attraction because it's billed as t
what a big mess. all the people who have been furloughed. 4,000 workers have been furloughed since the faa was shut down. >> so much in washington not getting done, not being resolved, impacting all kinds of things. now you can't fly without getting kind of screwed over a little bit. >>> other news now. walmart executives are thinking out the big box with their latest venture, streaming movies online. the world's largest retailer has started streaming movies the same day they're...
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the reruns are a big hit. decades later on cable tv. >> a classic moment. >> i hate to laugh at that but it really was. marcia, marcia, marcia! >> these shows did illuminate these struggles teenagers had, albeit in this semi-perfect way. >> right. >> sherwood schwartz died yesterday of intestinal infection, he was 94 years old. >> what a career. he definitely gave a lot of us a lot of joy watching those shows. i think most people e consider florence henderson to be america's mom, mrs. brady. >> exactly, right. and you know, the characters within "gilligan's island," he talked about how it was a social microcosm, looking at how people of different backgrounds had to get together and figure things out. i would consider myself the professor. you ginger? >> you would be the perfect professor. >> i think you'd be ginger. >> are you a ginger or a marianne? everybody knows what that vernacular means. >>> take a look at your forecast here now. before things get too spicy around here. heat advisories from texas and acr
the reruns are a big hit. decades later on cable tv. >> a classic moment. >> i hate to laugh at that but it really was. marcia, marcia, marcia! >> these shows did illuminate these struggles teenagers had, albeit in this semi-perfect way. >> right. >> sherwood schwartz died yesterday of intestinal infection, he was 94 years old. >> what a career. he definitely gave a lot of us a lot of joy watching those shows. i think most people e consider florence henderson...
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is this the next big thing? >> we think it is the next big thing. we want to prevent crashes before they happen if we can. and we do have a lot of new technology like volvo city safety that can help drivers to avoid crashes. >> reporter: by comparing insurance claims from volvos that are equipped with city safety to other cars that are not, the institute determined that the system eliminates more than one-quarter of low-speed crashes. >> there is always the risk that the technology could make a mistake. but it's much more likely that a human could make a mistake because we're all so easily distracted. >> reporter: volvo will make city safety standard in four models by 2012. memewhile, other car companies are racing to bring their own futuristic self-braking technology into the present. elisabeth leamy, abc news. ruckersville, virginia. >> just a few questions. one, does it work in rough weather, heavy rain, snow or ice? what if you're going 80? >> different speeds. already viewers are weighing in. wnnfans.com. amanda says, i don't like this idea, i
is this the next big thing? >> we think it is the next big thing. we want to prevent crashes before they happen if we can. and we do have a lot of new technology like volvo city safety that can help drivers to avoid crashes. >> reporter: by comparing insurance claims from volvos that are equipped with city safety to other cars that are not, the institute determined that the system eliminates more than one-quarter of low-speed crashes. >> there is always the risk that the...
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august 2nd is the big date that's looming. perhaps a temporary fix is not going to do the job to just delay the payment. >> the president adamant that he is not going to extend that august 2nd date. we'll have to see who gives here because there's got to be a compromise. >>> world leaders are condemning a deadly terror attack in mumbai that killed at least 17 7 ople and injured dozens more. three cocodinated bombs tore through the city's busy financial district during the evening rush. so far there's been no claim of responsibility. but indian officials blame the attack on terrorists with links to pakistan. >>> and the british phone-hacking scandal has spread to the u.s. capitol hill lawmakers demand an investigation into whether reporters from rupert murdoch's papers tried to get phone records of 9/11 victims. as lama hasan reports, the scandal forced murdoch to back off of his expansion plans. >> reporter: in a stunning reversal of f rtune, rupert murdoch has withdrawn his $12 billion bid to fully own the satellite broadcast
august 2nd is the big date that's looming. perhaps a temporary fix is not going to do the job to just delay the payment. >> the president adamant that he is not going to extend that august 2nd date. we'll have to see who gives here because there's got to be a compromise. >>> world leaders are condemning a deadly terror attack in mumbai that killed at least 17 7 ople and injured dozens more. three cocodinated bombs tore through the city's busy financial district during the evening...